CONTENTS Foreword vii Introduction xiv On the Sources of the History of St, Clare xiv The Contemporary Biography of the Saint xxii Date and Authorship xxii MSS Editions, and Tranalations xl THE LIFE OF ST. CLARE. Prefatory Letter addressed to the Supreme Pontiff upon the Legend of the Holy Virgin Clare 3 I. Of the Birth of St. Clare 6 Of her Manner of Life in her Patemal Home 8 Of the Blessed Francis' Acquaintance and Friendthip with her 10 How, being tumed from the World by Blessed Francis, she passed into Religion 13 How, molested by her Kinsfolk. she yet persevered with Firmnesa 16 Of the Farne of her Virtues diffused far and wide 19 How the Report of her Goodness spread even to distant lands 21 Of her Holy Humility 23 Of her Holy and True Poverty 25 Miracle of the Multiplication of Bread 28 Another Miracle of Oil miraculously granted 29 Of the Mortification of her Flesh 30 Of her Practice of Holy Prayer 33 Of the Wonders wrought through her Prayers, and first of the Saracens being marvelously put to flight 36 Another like Miracle concerning the Deliverance of the City 38 Of the Power of her Prayers in the Conversion of her own Sister 40 Another Miracle of the Casting out of Devils 44 Of her wonderful Devotion toward the Sacrament of the Altar 46 Of a truly wonderful Consolation which the Lord granted her in her Illness 47 Of her most fervent Love of the Crucified 49 Of a certain Remembrance of the Lord's Passion 51 Of divers Miracles which she worked by the Sign and Power of the Cross 53 Of her daily Instruction of the Sisters 57 Of her eager Desire to hear the Word of holy Preaching 59 Of her great Charity toward the Sisters 61 Of her Infirmities and long Illness 62 How the Lord Pope Innocent visited, absolved, and blessed her in her Illness 65 How she replied to her weeping Sister 67 Of her Last End and of the things that happened and were seen at that time 68 How the Roman Curia with a Crowd of People flocked to the Obsequies of the Virgin 72 II. Of the Miracles of St Clare after she passed from the World 75 Of those that were delivered of the Demon 76 Another Miracle 78 Of a Man cured of Frenzy 79 Of m Person who was cured of Epilepsy 79 Of a Blind Man that received Sight 80 Of the Restoration of a Lost Hand 82 Of the Crooked 83 Of the Healing of Tumors of the Throat 86 Of the Canonization of the Holy Virgin Clare 90 APPENDIX I. THE RULE OF ST. CLaRE. Introduction 95 The Rule and Life of the Poor Sisters: I. Of the Evangelical Rule and of Catholic and Seraphic Obedience 99 II. Of Sisters about to enter the Monastery 109 III. Of the Divine Office; of Fasting; of Confession and Communion 103 IV. Of the Election of the Abbess; of the Chapter, and of the Officials and the Discreets. 105 V. Of Silence and of the Parlor and the Grille 108 VI. Of the Seraphic Institution of the Second Order and of the Promised Privation of Possessions 110 VII. Of Work and of Alms 112 VIII. Of Evangelical Mendicity and of Poverty in Particular; also of the Sisters who are 111. 113 IX. Of the Penance to be imposed on Sisters and of the Sisters serving outside the Monastery 116 X. Of the Visitation of the Abbess and of the Obedience of the Sisters; also of Vices and Virtues 118 XI. Of the Portress and of the Door; also of Entry into the Monastery 120 XII. Of the Visitor; of the Chaplain and his Companions, and of the Cardinal Protector 122 APPENDIX II. Notes 127 INDEX 157 Digitized by Google.

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